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Principles of Massage Therapy
Common General/Specific Techniques
6
Health Care
Undergraduate 1
10/03/2007

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Term
General Techniques of Stroking/Effleurage:
Definition
Full Palm, Soft Fist, Foerarm.
Term
General Techniques of Petrissage:
Definition
compression/palmar kneading, squeeze kneading, full hand wringing, 2 handed picking up, skin rolling.
Term
Specific Stroking/Effleurage Techniques
Definition
finger pads, thumb (muscle striping)
Term
Specific petrissage Techniques:
Definition
Heel of the hand circular kneading, finger pad circular kneading, thumb pad kneading, finger pad/thumb wringing, 1 hand picking up.
Term
Tapotement
Definition
Unlar hacking, point hacking
Term
General or Specific (depending on use)
Tapotement
Definition
Clapping/cupping, beating, pounding, hacking
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